Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire-based JAC Ltd is touting a database-independent application development system called jBase which, unlike other environments that live on top of the operating system, operates as a native operating system element with applications compiled to machine code. The host operating system is required only for execution purposes. Its jBase includes run-time, development and administrative components, and is said to provide migration facilities from other databases including Pick, Universe, and Microdata Reality. It can work against multiple databases concurrently, including Oracle, Sybase, Informix, and has its own query language, a Basic-like jBC programming language, and integrates with others such as SQL, C and C++. JBase divorces applications from the underlying file systems and is claimed to support any data structure. US headquarters are based in Portland, Oregon. The company has 13 employees. Prices start at $540 per user on Unix, NT and Windows95.
